Księgozbiory klasztorów franciszkańskich w Prusach Zachodnich w okresie ich kastaty
The libraries of the Franciscan monasteries in West Prussia during their dissolution

Summary/Abstract: At the turn of the 19th century, the Prussian state began the dissolution of the religious houses, including in West Prussia. Of the 28 monasteries existing in this area before the dissolution, 15 were part of the Franciscan religious family: six Bernardine monasteries (Kadyny, Lubawa, Nowe, Świecie, Toruń, Zamarte), six monasteries of the Reformed Franciscans (Brodnica, Dzierzgoń, Gdańsk Chełm, Grudziądz, Łąki Bratiańskie, Wejherowo), two monasteries of the Conventual Franciscans (Chełmno, Chełmża), and one monastery of the Capuchins (Rywałd). After 1840 only two monasteries survived, in Wejherowo and Łąki Bratiańskie near Nowe Miasto Lubawskie. During the dissolution of the monasteries, the monastic book collections and archives were secured and translocated by Prussian officials. Using the surviving archival material, the author presents the holdings of the individual monastic libraries and their history.

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